The Programme is conceived with a view to providing a research based exposure to development issues for the fresh post-graduates equipping them for a career in research work. It will also provide a theory– linked training and fresh insights into problems of applied economics to planners, administrators and professionals/activists from all fields as well as a new orientation in teaching of economics to the academics. Application and guidelines form can be obtained from here

CDS announces the third version of the Teaching Innovations Programme in Economics for College Teachers. The programme will be conducted at CDS, Trivandrum during June 23 through July 18 2008 and it is open to teachers of Economics at Universities and Colleges throughout the country. Lecturers teaching at Universities and Colleges in Kerala, participating at this programme, are entitled to duty leave for the entire duration of the programme. Application form can be downloaded from here.